Minichamps Military Motorcycles

For the last 22 years, Minichamps has striven to bring to the demanding collector the very best quality die-cast collectibles money can buy. With each passing year, Minichamps offers an ever wider variety of models from the major automotive manufacturers of the world, encompassing the classic racing & road car to the contemporary models as well as current Formula 1, Moto GP, & Military models. German precision engineering at its finest!

The Great Escape, written by James Clavell and W.R. Burnett and directed by John Sturges is an acclaimed 1963 World War II film, based on a true story about Allied POWs with a record for escaping from POW camps. The Nazis and Gestapo placed them in a new more secure German camp, from which they promptly formed a plan to break out 250 men.

The Triumph TR6 Trophy was introduced in 1956 and lasted until 1973, when it was replaced by the 750cc TR7. During this time it was a successful model, particularly in the US. The competition variant, popularly known as the "desert sled", won numerous competitions throughout the late 1950s and 1960s. The bike's appearance in The Great Escape and Steve McQueen's fondness for the model are well known.